My Shadow is my Best Friend

About the Book

A young boy recounts his experience when he realizes one day that his shadow is trying to get out into the world and pull him down to live the life of his shadow.

He discovers that his shadow only wanted to experience the things that he experiences as a boy in the real world and didn’t want to hurt him. Along the way he discovers a best friend in himself that he did not know that existed.

They make plans to visit each other’s “world” again.

About the Author

The author started this story while in graduate school, but didn’t know exactly how to fi nish it without being scary to young children. After teaching for 32 years she had the time and understanding of the best way to end the story in a way that children can relate to and not feel intimidated by their fears.